Queen Alexandra College Hiring for Learning Support Assistant Job at Birmingham, England Full Time

Description

The College is seeking individuals with experience of working in an education or care setting, ideally with experience of supporting young adults with additional needs to develop their skills and independence.
The working hours for the role are 32 hours per week, starting 9:00 – 4:00 Monday – Friday, during term time.
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Key Responsibilities*

• Understand Curriculum area and broad course objectives including the techniques utilised to evidence progress (such as photographs, videos, witness statements).
• Understand disability theory & practical implementation of this to engage students in learning
• Adapt styles of communication to develop a positive and constructive learning environment, supporting with various tools (PECs/Mataton, BSL)
• Support Tutors to ensure the classroom environment is suitable for students sensory or support needs & differentiated resources.
• Act as personal tutor to assigned students from your group.
• Support Students during unstructured time.

As well as providing social, emotional and health support

• Undertake preventative work to reduce the likelihood of behaviour that challenges.
• Contribute to the development and updating of Positive Support Plans and Risk Assessments
• De-escalate behaviour that challenges in line with the positive behaviour support plan, utilising all training and MAPA techniques where applicable.
• Support students with a range of hygiene needs, including feeding, toileting and changing clothes & access the full campus and activities.
• Ensure the personal care needs are met in line with care plan and performed with respect and dignity.
• Use technology to access information on students to ensure their support needs are met.

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Hold a Level 2 in English and Maths
• Adaptable approach to different learning styles of our students
• Good understanding of a wide range of disabilities and strategies to support
• Flexible approach to creating a supportive and engaging environment
• Clear understanding of the principles for safeguarding
• Significant experience in the care sector, it is desirable to have had some experience in classroom settings previously
• Proactive implementation of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

*How to apply
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We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the Job Description.

Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Our application process includes a number of questions which are not seen by the shortlisting panel. This information will only be processed by HR if you are successful in the recruitment process and will be dealt with sensitively and carefully.

• Please note, as part of safeguarding requirements, candidates invited for interview will be required to complete a self-declaration/form, to confirm additional details and verify the information provided.

Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs.

Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.

QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.

All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe’s most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites – Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).

QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team.

We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC’s achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes.

Aspiring to be successful Leaders in Diversity (stage 3) drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.

Job Type: Full-time